SEEDS WHICH SUCCEED 



FARM PASTURAGE GRASSES 

 Landreths' Pasturage Grass Mixtures 



On small quantities by mail Postage will be extra, at the rate of 8 cents per pound. 



The preparation of the land for permanent pasture is a labor that must not be slighted, and though farmwork cannot be 

 reduced to the nicety of lawn culture, we nevertheless direct attention to our directions on lawn making, and would say that 

 the nearer the directions are .followed the greater the probability of success. It must, however, be borne in mind that a 

 ■pasture sod cannot be obtained- in one year. 



Permanent Pastures — Landreths' Mixtures of Grass Seeds 



100 Lbs. Lb. 



HEAVY SOILS.— Eighty pounds to the acre. This prescription consists of 100 parts of such Grasses as 

 experience has indicated is productive of herbage and most durable on heavy soils $20 00 30 



TOE LIGHT SOILS.— Eighty pounds to the acre. This prescription of 100 pounds divided into proportions 

 between such varieties of Grasses as proved by experience to be the best adapted for light soils, both 

 as respects the amount of leafy product and permanence 20 00 30 



For all mixtures for Pasture we recommend a multiplication of varieties, all having more or less distinct 

 seasons of development, bringing about a continuity of verdant growth. 



POSTAGE 

 INCLUDED. 



Clover Seeds 



100 LB. PRICES 

 ON APPLICATION. 



WHITE DUTCH CLOVER (TrifoUum Bepens). — Not a heavy producer of hay, but invaluable in perma- 

 nent pastures. Will grow on any soil, but luxuriates in damp locations and in damp seasons. It is very 

 persistent iii growth on rich soilSj aflfording rare feed, but on thin soils will not succeed. Sow 12 lbs. to 

 the acre • 



ALFALFA OR LUCERNE ( Medicago Sativa).— In localities where it flourishes this is one of the most valuable 

 among the Clovers. Standing, for years, shooting its roots downward till they are ten to fifteen feet 

 below the surface, it resists the driest weather, and when every blade of Grass droops for want of 

 moisture, it holds up fresh and green as in genial Spring. It does not succeed on compact clay or 

 on land with impermeable subsoil. F^r from exhausting land, it increases fertility, as has been, fully 

 established. Cattle pastured upon Alfalfa are apt to eat otF the crowns, consequently the best practice 

 is to cut it and stall-feed the animals. Sow 10 lbs. to the acre 



ALSIKE CLOVER {Trifolmm- jFfy&ndim).— The- earliest large Clover. Possibly a hybrid between the Red 

 ' and Whi:te, possessing qualities coinmon to both ; productive, sweet, extremely valuable both for 

 pasturage or soiling. Clover-sick lands will sometimes produce fine crops of Alsike, which lands, after 

 three years in Alsike and an intermediate grain crop, will again produca Red Clover. The flowers are a 

 ■ distinct light pink, and afford fine pasturage for bees. This Clover seeds itself freely the first year and 

 every year, and does well as far north as Canada. This is sometimes added to pasturage mixture. 

 Sow 12 lbs. to the acre 



RED CLOVER, MAMMOTH.— On rich, loamy soils this variety, if the seed be true to name, develops twice " 

 as much ])ulk of stem and leaf as the common Red. Consequently it is very valuable as a fertilizer. It is 

 a plant of longer life than the common Red Clover, and earlier to start a Spring growth. 



»ED CLOVER ( Trifolium Pmierese).— This is the most widely cultivated of the pastural plants ; loosening the 

 soil and admitting the air and drawing up and storing away near the surface the valuable principles' 

 scattered in the earth beneath, it is regarded as one of the best of vegetable fertilizers, as well as a cattle 

 food of the highest merit. Its luxuriant foliage, by shade, increases the fertility of the earth and 

 smothers noxious weeds. It is a lime plant and does well on stiff loams. Sow 16 lbs. to the acre. 



Extra Superior 

 No. 2 Grade . , 



CRIMSON CLOVER ( rnYoZium Jncarwa^Mm) .—This Clover is very popular, bemg a valuable addition m eco- 

 nomlcal farming, that is to say, it produces such a mass of top and such a mass of root that it is very 

 valuable as a soil restorer. The seed may be sown any time from May to October. If sown early, the first 

 ffrowth is available in the Autumn, and will make a good crop of hay the following Spring : or it may be 

 turned under early in the Spring, preceding Corn or other crops. It roots very deeply and collects a large 

 amount of nitrogen and potash. Cattle are fond of the hay, which should be cut as soon as m full bloom ; 

 but the plant is principally used for ploughing under as a green crop. The quantity sown to the acre is 

 15 lbs broadcast. Write for price per 100 pounds. Price, per single pound, including postage 



Lb. 



60 



30 



35 



Prices on ap- 

 plication. 



About 80c., 

 including 

 postage. 



25 



BLOOMSDALE, 



The land level as a Western prairie, presents everywhere clear-cut methods and intensity in the execution of 

 the same to a' most complete finish, the whole illustrating a style of culture the like of which is elsewhere seen only 

 in Europe These remarks apply to the three Landreth farms, on all of which is produced a grade of Seed more 

 perfect as respects shape, color and general development, than produced by other growers not so severely critical 

 in ferreting out and removing every plant showing signs of departing from the true types. 



in lerreung ^ Company do not profess to grow all the Seeds they sell, as that would require an immense 



acreage but they do gmw t^^^ choicest grades, all of which, now and hereafter will be indicated as Landreths' 

 SSe, Wdreths' Beet, and which, consequent upon the critical attention and labor given them, are priced at a 

 value higher than less carefully selected stock. 



Lawn Grasses on pages 76 to 78 



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